Entrepreneurship Analysis: Salman Amin Khan

As we have become familiar with the Goldsby Entrepreneurship Profile, we have learned that entrepreneurs from all industries and backgrounds can be identified by the manner in which they think about and act upon opportunities. However, not presented in the aforementioned four-quadrant model is another type of entrepreneur who is of equal importance, a teacher entrepreneur. A teacher is someone who has passed or is passing their knowledge down with the goal of informing and educating others. One entrepreneur that exemplifies these qualities is Salman Khan of Khan Academy, and throughout the course of this paper we will discover who he is, why he typifies a teacher, and what others can learn from him.
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Once Khan Academy officially launched, the organization 's video library and interactive offerings grew at an exponential rate, and Khan saw an immediate and uproarious response from students all over the internet who were not only comprehending the lessons, but also enjoying them. Shortly thereafter, parents began reaching out as well, commended Khan for creating interesting lessons that could be easily understood by students of varying ages and abilities, even those struggling with various learning challenges such as autism. Then, as momentum around the organization began to build, teachers also started reaching out to express gratitude to Khan for his work, explaining that his lessons had allowed them to "flip the classroom"; meaning that they could assign Khan 's lectures to the students for homework, and spend their valuable time working with the students in-class to complete complex course work related to the previous night 's …show more content…
Today, Khan Academy is backed by countless organizations and foundations, such as the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Google, and the O’Sullivan Foundation, just to name a few, who are each highly recognized and revered for their efforts to encourage accessible and comprehensive education to children and students all over the world. With the financial help of these and other well-known investors, Khan and the Khan Academy team have managed to expand their reach, as well as their offerings greatly over the course of five years. The organization is now able to provide in-depth lesson plans and interactive learning materials to millions of students around the globe in more than 36 languages, absolutely free of